fish scraps

Filleting table remnants

Fish scraps are the leftover parts of fish after the desirable portions have been removed—heads, tails, bones, skin, and entrails.

They're used for making fish stock, fertilizer, or animal feed.

Commercial fishing operations generate enormous quantities: The cannery sells its fish scraps to pet food manufacturers.

Related
  • gutsEntrails or boldness
  • offalEdible animal organs
  • headUppermost body part
  • trimmingsExtras that complete something
  • chumFriend or fish scraps

fishmeal · fumet · bouillabaisse · skin · bisque · bones · fertilizers · carcass · tail · chowder · dashi · compost · discards · bait · byproducts · blood · waste · pellets

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Opposites
quality/desirability of fish portions

fish scrapsfish fillet

Deboned seafood cut

loin · choice cuts · center cut · whole fish

completeness/wholeness

fish scrapswhole fish

Unbutchered aquatic creature

fresh catch

waste vs. food product

fish scrapsgourmet seafood

High-end ocean delicacies

delicacy

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